A melt approach to the synthesis of catena-phosphorus dications to access derivatives of [P6Ph4R4]2+

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Contributors

  • Jan J. Weigand - , Dalhousie University (Author)
  • Neil Burford - , Dalhousie University (Author)
  • Michael D. Lumsden - , Dalhousie University (Author)
  • Andreas Decken - , University of New Brunswick (Author)

Abstract

P analogues of cyclohexane: The first examples of hexaphosphorus homocyclic dications [P6Ph4R4]2+ (R = Ph, Me; see picture, P yellow, C dark gray) were prepared in a melt reaction from readily accessible starting materials in essentially quantitative yield. X-ray analysis of the dications reveals cyclohexane-like twist-boat and chair conformations of the phosphorus homocycle in the solid state. (Figure Presented).

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6733-6737
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume45
Issue number40
Publication statusPublished - 13 Oct 2006
Peer-reviewedYes
Externally publishedYes

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0001-7323-7816/work/163295542

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Keywords

  • Catenation, Cations, Melt reactions, Phosphorus, Structure elucidation